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Schubert [a novel]Peter Härtling, translated by Rosemary Smith Brilliant, soulful, poor, and doomed to a short life, Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) in many ways embodied the Romantic era in which he lived. In this vibrant biographical novel, Peter Härtling brings the composer to life as a man of exquisite sensitivity, passionate extremes, and a profound sense of rootlessness much like the famous wanderers of his musical creations.
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Science, Politics, and International Conferences: A Functional Analysis of the Moscow Political Science CongressRichard L. Merritt and Elizabeth C. Hanson While there are many widely held assumptions about the impact of international scientific congresses (ISCs) on individual scientists, collective bodies, a particular branch of science, or even the establishment of world order, these assumptions have not previously been fully examined or tested empirically. Merritt and Hanson present here the results of their systematic investigation of the uses More > | |
Searching for Peace in Asia Pacific: An Overview of Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding ActivitiesAnnelies Heijmans, Nicola Simmonds, and Hans van de Veen, editors Third in an acclaimed series, Searching for Peace in Asia Pacific offers critical background information, up-to-date surveys of the conflicts in the region and a directory of some 400 relevant organizations working in the field of conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The authors provide detailed, objective descriptions of ongoing activities, as well as assessments of the prospects for conflict More > | ![]() |
Searching for Peace in Europe and Eurasia: An Overview of Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding ActivitiesPaul van Tongeren, Hans van de Veen, and Juliette Verhoeven, editors Searching for Peace in Europe and Eurasia offers much-needed insight into the possibilities for effective conflict prevention and peacebuilding throughout the region.
Presenting surveys of the violent conflicts in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, the contributors offer a unique combination of background information, detailed descriptions of ongoing activities, and assessments of future More > | ![]() |
Season of Migration to the North [a novel]Tayeb Salih, translated by Denys Johnson-Davies Salih's shocking and beautiful novel reveals much about the people on each side of a cultural divide. A brilliant Sudanese student takes his mix of anger and obsession with the West to London, where he has affairs with women who are similarly obsessed with the mysterious East. Life, ecstasy, and death share the same moment in time. First published in Arabic in 1969. More > | ![]() |
Securing the Private Sector: Protecting US Industry in Pursuit of National SecurityDarren E. Tromblay As a provider of vital infrastructure and technology, the private sector has become an essential contributor to US national security—and the target of hackers and terrorists. Darren Tromblay traces the evolution of an often fraught public-private partnership to explore how the complex web of intelligence agencies has struggled to protect critical economic and industrial interests. More > | ![]() |
Security and Development in the Pacific Islands: Social Resilience in Emerging StatesM. Anne Brown, editor Reflecting a growing awareness of the need to integrate security and development agendas in the field of conflict management, the authors of this original volume focus on the case of the Pacific Islands. In the process, they also reveal the sociopolitical diversity, cultural richness, and social resilience of a little-known region. Their work not only offers insight into the societies discussed, More > | ![]() |
Security and Development: Searching for Critical ConnectionsNeclâ Tschirgi, Michael S. Lund, and Francesco Mancini, editors Although policymakers and practitioners alike have enthusiastically embraced the idea that security and development are interdependent, the precise nature and implications of the dynamic interplay between the two phenomena have been far from clear. The authors of Security and Development: Searching for Critical Connections realistically assess the promise and shortcomings of integrated More > | ![]() |
Security and Politics in South Africa: The Regional DimensionPeter Vale In this analysis of South Africa's postapartheid security system, Peter Vale moves beyond a realist discussion of interacting states to examine southern Africa as an integrated whole.
Vale argues that, despite South Africa's manipulation of state structures and elites in the region for its own ends, the suffering endured under the apartheid regime drew the region together at the More > | ![]() |
Security and Southeast Asia: Domestic, Regional, and Global IssuesAlan Collins From internal oppression in Burma to interstate conflict in the South China Sea, the people of Southeast Asia face a range of threats. This book identifies and explains the security challenges confronting the region.
Collins addresses the full spectrum of security issues, discussing the impact of ethnic tensions and competing political ideologies, the evolving role of ASEAN, and Southeast More > | ![]() |